Week Calendar

Spruce up your resume or receive assistance in your job hunt with Downtown Dallas Incorporated and the Cardboard Project. They are available for one on one sessions to help in your career search Tuesdays on the 6^th floor.

In this era of social distancing, community connections between one another have become more important than ever.

Outreach at the Union playground. Staff will meet with the moms and kids to read books, sing, and play games. 

Calling all knit, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, sewing and fiber arts enthusiasts!   Bring your projects and materials for a morning "in stitches" with other fiber craft artists.  All skill levels are welcome! 

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Sponsored by Atmos Energy. 

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

Space is limited to 25 children and their adults.

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around, and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages:  18 months - 3 years old

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish and English to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español y ingles para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

Enjoy a fun and engaging storytime filled with books, music, motions, and FUN! Be sure to stay after the show to chat and take a pictures with Mother Goose herself. 

Sponsored by Atmos Energy

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages:  18 months - 3 years old

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages:  18 months - 3 years old

Find Job Opportunities or Resume Help, and interview skills With Eric from Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas

Educating citizens of Dallas on Code Compliance. 

Council Member Blackmon will be in YOUR community. Make plans to come out and visit. Bring your questions or comments about our upcoming budget! Come see us! 

Aug 25, 2022 10a-12p

Lochwood Library

Yvette Riquelme from Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas is here to showcase countless job opportunities, upcoming hiring events, trainings, job readiness workshops and more.

Trained Health care navigators will assist you with selecting and enrolling in a health insurance program through the health insurance marketplace.  If you are preparing to enroll in a program, use the Marketplace checklist to collect the req

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

All the fun of storytime with your favorite librarians, in the comfort of your home. Songs and stories for kids 6 and under.

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Thursday morning at 10:30 am for Bilingual/Spanish Storytime!

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish and English to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under

- Discuss Differences Between The 2 Types Of Cards
- Pros/Cons Of Credit Cards Versus Debit Cards
- How To Get High Limit Cards
- Factors That determine Credit Limit Increase
- Ways To Get Best Credit Card Rate

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Trained Health Care Navigators will be available to assist you in selecting and enrolling in a health insurance program through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas showcases upcoming hiring events, job-readiness workshops, job training enrollment and much more.

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months to 3 years old.

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

Space is limited to 25 children and their adults.

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor

Get in touch with every part of yourself, from head to toes.

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

Addictive Books is DPL's monthly book club taking place at Union Coffee. We meet the last Saturday of every month for coffee and discussion. This month's book club book is The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.

The Dallas Young Makers Club (DYM) is a nonprofit community educational organization based in Dallas, Texas committed to helping students age 8-18 expand their minds and skills by creating things instead of just buying things.

Speak with Eric Martinez, a representative from Workforce Solutions about workforce development questions, job search assistance, and more. 

(Em)powerment Popups are a new initiative created through a partnership between the CARDboard Project and Dallas Innovation Alliance.

A representative from Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas will be available in the library lobby area to discuss job opportunities and available resources. 

The first Dallas Poet Laureate, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, will hold office hours for aspiring poets in the city of Dallas! These sessions are designed to help Dallas poets work on individual poems and to eventually create a poetry manuscript.

Toddler Storytime

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.
Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

Career & Training Services. Meet with a Workforce Team Member to discuss career and training opportunities geared towards gainful employment. Job skills enhancement may lead to increased wages and self-sufficiency.

Free High school equivalency and career readiness preparation class with the Wilkinson Center.

Sign up: https://cutt.ly/newclient

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.
Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

Recreate one of Bob Ross's iconic landscape paintings with us at the North Oak Cliff Library!

The Free Digital Skills Training Program is an 8-week program focused on hands-on computer training, basic digital skills, resume building, and job coaching. The program also teaches practicing online safety and protecting personal information.

Join Jeff Raska with the Texas A&M AgriLife Service Extension for “Fall Gardening”. Learn what you can plant and how to prepare your garden now so that your plants and vegetables are at their best when the temperatures drop.

The ORS Educational Opportunity Center provides FREE assistance to adults & students wanting to continue their education whether it is trade school, community college, or university.

Play board games with the staff, your friends or maybe someone new! We have a variety of board games like Uno, Scrabble, Chess, Jenga and much more. You can also bring your favorite games!

Learn to play American Mahjong!

Visit the Pleasant Grove Branch every Friday at 12pm for 1 on 1 technology help!

Learn basic computer and technology skills essential for today's world. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own laptops or mobile devices.

Tired, Stressed, Anxious? 

We're here for you. 

Reclaim your inner peace and recharge your inner joy as you practice yoga with Jarrett Chatman and meditation with Sahaja Yoga. 

From the Noname Books website:

Create your own 3D paper art project! This is a fun and simple activity for everyone whether you're an artist, crafter, or just someone who just enjoys making things with your hands. All supplies will be provided.

Pase por Bachman Lake Branch Library los Sabados por la tarde si le gusta tejer o hacer ganchillo.

A representative from Destination Success Dallas will be available in the library lobby area to discuss job opportunities and available resources for Young Adults between the ages 16-24.

Weekly yarn craft meetup for adults

Begin your adventure in the Warhammer hobby with this fun, gaming group.  This hobby group will meet monthly to build, paint and play!

Rapidly rising housing costs have made the prospect of buying a home – or even finding a better rental situation – increasingly difficult.

Do you have questions for Code Enforcement? Are you interested in learning more about what Code Enforcement Officers do to support our community?

Join us for this fun and casual class to practice speaking English in a group setting.

Registration is not required. Social distancing and masks are strongly encouraged.

This event will occur the last Tuesday of every month.

Do you need help applying for Medicare, SNAP, or Medicaid?  No need to travel far to get help.

Visit your local library to register for or update your voter's card, free to all residents of Texas.

No tech skills? No problem!

Come join us as we go through art exercises meant to develop our observational skills. Draw from life as we use still life models to help understand the elements of drawing: line, shape, texture, form, space, and value.

Visit the Skyline Branch Saturday, August 27th from 2pm - 3 pm to learn more about the care and variety of air plants!

Tommy Terrific is a big kid that shows up at your event to watch his Uncle Fumpernutter perform his magic show! When no one can find Uncle Fumpernutter, Tommy takes over!

Come join us as we go through art exercises meant to develop our observational skills. Draw from life as we use still life models to help understand the elements of drawing: line, shape, texture, form, space, and value.

Thomas Acebo will again lead our Dungeons & Dragons every other Saturday.  

Come watch cool movies in the first floor Auditorium as part of our Summer Saturdays at Central programming!

Movie Schedule (films and times subject to change*):

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.

Every Tuesday afterschool there will be a new craft available to make and take with you.

Todos los martes hay una nueva artesanía disponible para hacer y llevar contigo.

Children will learn to create positive affirmations for themselves. Learning to write down or create your own positive affirmations can help improve what we say, how we think, and even improve our actions!

Are you ready to have fun and learn with us? Come and participate in the Scavenger Hunt.

Teens meet with Probation Officer as part of their sentencing.

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 pm for a free family friendly movie screening!

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.

Bring the whole family! Snacks and drinks will be provided for free to the first fifty viewers!

Join us Saturdays to learn basic knitting! 

Are you looking for a fun, free way to get away for a few hours? Wanting to relive the totally tubular days of the 80's?

Come and join our chess club to practice, learn, and sharpen your chess skill in a friendly environment. All skill levels welcome! Learn to play - no experience necessary! Happens every second and fourth Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

Are you a fierce warrior on a quest for glory? A cunning archer on a path of adventure?

You are invited to an exciting experience!

Enjoy painting, friends, and a good time!

Registrants receive a painting kit to be picked up at the Polk Wisdom Branch.

The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Tuesday from 4:00 - 5:00pm for a different after school craft for kids!

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch after school every Tuesday from 4:30-5:30 pm for a fun family game night!

Come enjoy video games on the Wii and old school board games, card games, and sports fun for ages 1-18!

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday to learn how to play Chess! This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

Create a race track using math and then compete with friends to see who has the fastest track.

Limited to 12 kids. For ages 6 and up.

Registration Required 

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch Wednesday, August 24th from 4:30-6:30pm for a screening of the film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2! Free popcorn will be available!

Learn how to create a unique 3D print design using Tinkercad, a free online tool for designing 3D prints!

Inspired by the Mosaic work of Mexican artists like Diego Rivera y Miguel Covarrubias participants will create an art peice of Paper Mosaic.

Bluebonnet Book Club is back! Join us in August for a meeting and great party to kickoff the new school year. Meetings will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month through February. 

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Thursday from 4:30 - 5:30 pm for a different after school craft for kids!

Calling all gamers!

Visit the Skyline branch after school every Friday from 4:30-5:30pm for a different craft for kids!

Join us for a bi-weekly puzzle party meetup, where we will assemble puzzles and mod podge them in a low-key environment. Puzzles and mod podge are included, but you are welcome to bring your own.

Practice your English speaking skills at the library. 

Una hora informal de Ingles conversational con un group amigable. 

El programa es gratis y abierto al público. No es necesario registrarse. Se recomiendan máscaras y el distanciamiento social. 

Fretz Park Community... lets meet over a good book. 

Fretz Park Book Club meets once a month on Thursday at 6:00pm. Lets discuss opinions, themes and favorite chapters about the book posted below. 

I'll take Mesopotamian History for 500!